The ancient monuments saluting the winter solstice

Re:The ancient monuments saluting the winter solstice by JoeAltmaier on Monday December 22, 2025 @08:23AM (#46353921)

When an aperture is aligned to the winter solstice, it is also aligned to avoid light the rest of the year. An early attempt at air conditioning? Keep the heat out.

We jump so quickly to religious significance.

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Re:The ancient monuments saluting the winter solstice by theoreticalmal on Monday December 22, 2025 @08:27AM (#46353942)

Why not just point the door to the north if the goal was to keep the sun out?

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Re:The ancient monuments saluting the winter solstice by designerarvid on Monday December 22, 2025 @09:00AM (#46354157)

In Scandinavia we have no heat to anor condition out.

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Re:The ancient monuments saluting the winter solstice by inejge on Monday December 22, 2025 @08:30AM (#46353956)

> When an aperture is aligned to the winter solstice, it is also aligned to avoid light the rest of the year. An early attempt at air conditioning?

In the northern latitudes, doubtful. It would be cool enough year round.

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Re:The ancient monuments saluting the winter solstice by roarcher on Tuesday December 23, 2025 @03:21PM (#46369066)

> We jump so quickly to religious significance.

The article talks extensively about how these monuments were used for timekeeping. Marking the seasons allowed people to predict animal migrations and plan agricultural activities.

It seems that you are the one who has forgotten the practical uses of these artifacts.

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Re:The ancient monuments saluting the winter solstice by JoeAltmaier on Wednesday December 31, 2025 @02:03PM (#46447170)

Yeah I had that backward.

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